Moving From Data Production to Impact: A Discussion on the Role of the NSO in Facilitating Greater Data Use

This United Nations Statistical Commission side event, co-hosted by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network’s Thematic Research Network on Data and Statistics (SDSN TReNDS) and Open Data Watch (ODW), will introduce and source audience feedback on a new ‘Avoiding Data Graveyards’ project that proposes a transformation process for effective data use to help producers of official statistics maximize data uptake and impact.

The process focuses on three key areas affecting data use: (1) capacity to govern data (organizational strategies, laws, and regulations); (2) capacity to meet user needs (responding to data demands); and (3) capacity to use data (data literacy). The session will also highlight data use challenges from NSO leadership, showcase successful examples of how countries have improved the impact and uptake of their data during the pandemic, and share lessons learned.